oregonstate.eduBuck, Gunderson and Nickerson all had great success at OSU, but where are they now?

With all of the hype surrounding the beginning of Oregon State Beaver football practice, it's easy to forget that there are former Beaver baseball players out there that are really beginning to make some noise in the majors. Lucky for us, Jesse Severson over at Oregon Sports Guy has the 411 on all of your favorite players of the past. Here's a taste, but be sure to read each post (one for hitters, and one for pitchers) to get the entire scoop.

Tyler Graham: This past week, Graham was red hot. He went 7-for-10 in a two game span and has a week batting average of .529! He proved he still has the motor, smacking a triple in a match against the Hagerstown Suns (Class A - Washington Nationals).

Darwin Barney: The kid with the big smile is in a bit of a hitting slump. This past week Barney is 4-for-23 for the Peoria Chiefs (Class A - Chicago Cubs). However, he's finding a way to get on base, with a OBP of .333 so far with the Chiefs.

Dallas Buck: The former Beaver stud had Tommy John surgery and is done for the season.

On the year: 4-4, 3.41 ERA, 97.2 IP, 37 ER, 88 K

Jonah Nickerson: If the Detroit organization isn't considering promoting Jonah Nickerson, than they had better wake up from hibernation. In his latest start for the West Michigan Whitecaps, Nickerson threw a 2-hit shutout while striking out seven and (most amazing) walked none. He had a perfect game going through the sixth inning.

Joe Paterson: After throwing 5 scoreless (no earned runs at least) at rookie league, Paterson was promoted to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Single A - San Francisco Giants). In his only outing for the Volcanoes, Paterson gave up a run out of relief and struck out two.

Daniel Turpen: The right-hander keeps piling on the scoreless innings. In a game last week against the Rookie League Cubs, Turpen tossed 3.1 scoreless innings to make it 9.1 innings of work without allowing a run. This earned Turpen a promotion to the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes (Single A - San Francisco Giants).

That's all I have for you right now, folks. However, if there's ever something that you think I'm missing, feel free to post a comment below, or you can just send me an e-mail. If you have an interesting link about the Beavers, you can also submit it to Reddit where people all over the web can comment, rank and share the article. Have you Reddit?